Katy Perry and Taylor Swift feud ended with actual olive branch

FEUDING pop stars Katy Perry and Taylor Swift have finally agreed to bury the hatchet six years after falling out. Seemingly seizing the opportunity to clear the air ahead of the opening night of Taylor's Reputation world tour, Katy, 33, apparently sent her former archenemy a symbolic gesture of peace with a handwritten letter.

Taylor took to Instagram to share a video, saying: "So I just got to my dressing room and found this actual olive branch - this means so much to me," with the 28-year-old captioning it with "Thank you Katy."

The clip shows a large olive wreath and a section of the note which reads: "Hey old friend, I've been doing some reflecting on our miscommunications and hard feelings between us.

"I really want to clear the air." The rest of the text is hidden but the phrase "I'm deeply sorry" can be seen on the next line.

The pair haven't been pals since 2012, when the Roar singer apparently took three of Taylor's backing dancers for her own tour.

Two years later Taylor retaliated with her hit Bad Blood, which is thought to be about Katy, who then returned fire with her own revenge track Swish Swish about standing up to bullies.

Taylor discussed their quarrel in an interview at the time, saying: "She basically tried to sabotage an entire arena tour.

"She tried to hire a bunch of people out from under me."

Katy also spoke about the disagreement in a Carpool Karaoke interview with James Corden, saying: "She started it and it's time for her to finish it."

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Denise Welch can't stand being around her boozy pals

Reformed alcoholic Denise Welch has called an abrupt halt to her 60th birthday celebrations because she can't stand being around her boozy pals.

"I never want a glass of wine, that's gone," says the retired party animal who hits the landmark age on May 22 before adding: "The only problem with alcohol is my drunken friends. I just can't bear being around drunk people now."

The former Corrie star, who ditched the bottle in 2012 to save her relationship with artist husband of five years Lincoln Townley, 45, who also gave up the booze, finds her tipsy chums so annoying that she wants to hit them.

"I basically want to punch all my friends when they drink. I don't know how I have any friends left. My tolerance is zero. Which is why I'm not having a 60th birthday party."

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Nigel Havers charmed his way into many of his early roles

Having carved out a lengthy career playing smooth-talking cads it will come as no surprise that Nigel Havers charmed his way into many of his early roles.

Speaking to Day & Night the 66-year-old confesses that when he was starting out he would cleverly bypass nerve-racking auditions by simply asking television bosses for work directly.

"Way back at the BBC when there was no security, I used to go up to the fifth floor where the producers' corridor was and look for a job," says the Chariots Of Fire actor. "They used to say 'Nigel, what are you doing here? Come in. Come in.' And then I would get cast." Before adding: "I have always had good parts and that is due to luck."

A bit of luck, perhaps, combined with a sprinkle of charisma and a healthy dash of steely-eyed ambition!

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NICHOLAS IN AWE OF WRITERS' ART

Only Fools And Horses star Nicholas Lyndhurst would love to write a similarly successful sitcom himself but suggests the witty one-liners are a lot harder to come up with than people might imagine.

"I have tried writing but it was the hardest thing I ever tried to do. It was just me and a friend throwing some ideas around but it did not work," said the 57-year-old, who starred as Rodney Trotter, long-suffering younger brother of Del Boy, played by David Jason, from 1981-2003 and again for a one-off special in 2014.

And he's clearly in awe of the late, great Only Fools' creator John Sullivan's ability to make it seem so easy. He tells Day & Night. "Those one-liners from Fools And Horses are hard to come up with the chandelier thing was a true story."

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Declan Donnelly will be cutting a rather lonely figure at the TV Baftas

The TV Baftas are taking place this weekend and as the picture shows, Declan Donnelly will be cutting a rather lonely figure this year.

Minus regular sidekick Ant McPartlin, who is of course off-duty for the foreseeable future, Dec will be the only one in attendance as the presenting pair are nominated twice in the Entertainment Programme category for Saturday Night Takeaway and Britain's Got Talent.

It will be the first time the 42-year-old has attended the event alone in his three-decade career, with the seating plan showing he'll now be sitting between Thandie Newton and Ashley Banjo at London's Royal Festival Hall.

The ceremony will be hosted by another star without her regular sidekick, former Bake Off host Sue Perkins minus Mel Giedroyc.

Despite the fact she is due to give birth any day now the former Desperate Housewives star made an appearance on US chat show Extra at Universal Studios in Hollywood.

Proudly displaying every contour in a skin-tight dress and matching cardigan, it seems that Eva, who is about to become a first-time mum at the age of 43, is relishing every last opportunity to show of her impressive bump before the big day.

Her third husband, Mexican media mogul José Bastón, 50, watched on from the sidelines, no doubt keeping close by just in case.